Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
A social-purpose cooperative that leverages the buying power of community institutions, the Community Purchasing Alliance (CPA)…helps over 130 churches, synagogues, schools and other institutions save money and make investments in environmental sustainability, worker equity, and community organizing.
Joe tells about the unifying nature of Main Street, bridging the “resource gap,” and more…
Inequality and poverty are suddenly hot topics, not only in the United States but also across the globe.
No respectable person in American politics dares to question the virtue of economic growth even though it is increasingly clear that life on Earth will collapse if current patterns of extraction and consumption continue. So what is the responsible path forward?
The promise of the anchor institution strategy to improve struggling communities has been successfully tested in inner city Philadelphia, Detroit, and Syracuse.
Don’t you love it when the same publication carries conflicting reports about the economy, posted on the very same day?
One currency seems not to be able to serve every human need alone.
Economic resilience is multivalent, and JP is full of people with great ideas for building it.
The idea behind pop-ups is to allow new businesses to test their products without having to invest in expensive long-term leases and infrastructure.
The World Bank, IMF, local and national government etc. already set the rules of the game. These rules have mostly been rigged in favour of globalised corporations.
FoodLab Detroit’s new Detroit Kitchen Connect program is experimenting with an innovative new model for kitchen incubation that drastically reduces the cost of operation…
4 more ways to strengthen your local economy.
